Mark Brumbaugh Email & Phone Number

Supervise team of Auction Specialists. Edit drafts produced by Auction Specialists for style and accuracy.

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Supervise team of Auction Specialists. Edit drafts produced by Auction Specialists for style and accuracy.

Remote

Edited drafts produced by Auction Specialists for style and accuracy.

Remote

Wrote thorough and objective auction listings based on information provided by the seller. Arranged photos and text in listing template and photo gallery, with an eye for compelling visual content. Submitted drafts to the editing team for technical and style review. Responded to seller inquiries in a timely manner with appropriate action. Monitored every assigned listing and comments during the live auction period.

University Park, Pennsylvania

Developed relevant, informative and engaging content for website, social media, publications and press. Managed social media accounts totaling approximately 50,000 followers.Primary contact for baseball and men’s and women’s swimming & diving program, and a secondary - contact for the nationally-ranked football program.Collaborated with marketing, creative services, video & broadcasting and others to develop and execute coverage plans and content calendars for assigned sports. Coordinated interviews, managed weekly media appearances and pitched story ideas to external media outlets.Traveled to and assisted at five bowls (including Rose, Fiesta and Cotton) and the 2016 Big Ten Championship Game. Football-specific responsibilities included developing weekly game notes, assisting with coordination of weekly, postgame and special press conferences, writing feature stories, participating in weekly production meetings with TV networks, writing postgame recaps and managing statistics.

Davidson, N.C.

Concluded tenure serving as the primary contact for football (3 seasons), baseball (3 seasons), and men’s cross country and track (5.5 seasons), and as the secondary contact for men’s basketball (2.5 seasons). Previously the primary contact for men’s soccer (3 seasons), field hockey (3 seasons), men's golf (3 seasons) and wrestling (4 seasons). Led department’s social media efforts. Improved fan engagement by introducing live blogging for men’s basketball.Wrote press releases/features, updated website, managed interview/TV requests and designed and edited publications and graphics.Served as host media coordinator for wrestling and field hockey conference championships in 2010.Set up live streaming for games and created video features.

West Point, N.Y.

Assisted with game-day operations for several Army sports – including hockey and football - while also serving as the primary contact for select Olympic sports.Designed media guide covers and updated/re-designed media guides, wrote press releases, updated website and managed interview requests.Wrote feature articles for Army football game-day program, including interviewing and writing about 1958 Heisman Trophy winner, Pete Dawkins.Wrote regular entries for the Army Athletics blog and live blogged Army-Navy baseball series.

Tampa, Fla.

Worked extended hours in fast-paced environment requiring extensive multi-tasking, precise and expedient completion of tasks, and quick decision making to handle unique situations as they arose. Assisted in preparation and execution of special events such as the Andy Pettitte press conference to discuss HGH and the Billy Crystal visit. Supervised media in press box, clubhouse, and on the field. Updated lineups, rosters, and game notes. Searched for, printed, organized, and distributed news clips to Yankees executives and media.

Amherst, Mass.

Contact for ski teams; wrote press releases, updated website, and developed media guide. Responsible for keeping official stats (including hockey), assisting with live TV broadcasts and distributing information for coaches and media during athletic events. Conducted interviews for the UMass Athletics website and game programs.

Durham, N.C.

Authored game recaps, updated website, edited/contributed to game notes, developed and updated team publications including the media guide, baseball cards, and game program. Improved news clip search process resulting in an increased awareness of media coverage and a promotion involving Steve Buckley of the Boston Herald. Scripted and directed promotions for USA Baseball exhibition games, organized and prepared all promotional equipment before Bulls games and coordinated pre-game and mid-inning activities.

Batavia, N.Y.

Developed end-of-season promotion to promote concession sales and 2007 season tickets. Responsible for coordinating in-game promotional activities and selling tennis balls for charity. Handled customer service inquiries, helped run ticket office, and pulled tarp.

Rochester, N.Y.

Managed equipment, prepared and supervised honorary bat kids, and carried out additional tasks as requested by the front office staff, players, and umpires. Assumed responsibility for scheduling the batboys. Recruited one, and trained two new batboys.